6 Oct 2025

Putting AI to use in Aotearoa

From Our Changing World, 5:00 am on 6 October 2025

From the public service sector to businesses to individuals, AI's uptake across New Zealand is spreading. And it’s not just large language models. Claire Concannon meets researchers that are harnessing different kinds of artificial intelligence to boost aquaculture, prepare for a measles outbreak, and assist in urban conservation. But alongside the benefits are the potential harms. How can we try to minimise them in our AI future?